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July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal is out
How nice is it to walk on wooden floors or look at buildings made of wood: It all feels so natural and homey. This is only one of the reasons for the ongoing ...
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Arkema increases photocure resin production capacity in China
Arkema has announced a project to expand by over 30% production capacity at Sartomer’s Nansha facility in China.
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Novel flame retardant epoxy curing agents from renewable resources
Researchers have prepared two novel bio-based phosphorus-containing epoxy curing agents derived from myrcene and castor oil and investigated the comprehensive...
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Sika appoints new Regional Manager EMEA
Ivo Schädler will assume responsibility for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region and will join Sika's Group Management. He succeeds Paul Schuler, who...
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Cabot Corporation celebrates 25 years of fumed silica facility
Cabot’s fumed metal oxides manufacturing facility in Barry, Wales, United Kingdom has celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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Investor wants to stop merger of Huntsman and Clariant
This was probably not the plan: The friendly merger of Swiss Clariant and US-based Huntsman was set out to be a smooth ride. But now a hedge fund has intervened to ...
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Evonik invests in digital change
With an investment of several million Euros, Evonik aimes at forging ahead with the digital change in the chemical industry.
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AkzoNobel increases capacity for expandable microspheres
AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than EUR20 million to increase production capacity in Sweden for its "Expancel" product line for ...
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Entries for 2017 British Coatings Federation Awards opened
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has announced that entries for their 2017 Awards are now open. This year there are two special innovations.
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Bromo-cardanol-novolac resins as adhesives for particleboards
In a study, researchers have demonstrated the efficacy of bromo-cardanol-novolac resins as adhesives for particleboards. In addition, they discovered another ...
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Evonik bundles expertise in crosslinking technology
Evonik Industries AG has combined its isophorone chemistry and epoxy curing agents business in the new Crosslinkers business line.
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Not every renewable raw material is sustainable”
BASF is offering dispersions for the coatings industry that are produced entirely from renewable raw materials. We spoke to Nikolaus Raupp, Global Sustainability...
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Akzo Nobel makes double acquisition
Akzo Nobel has made a double acquisition to strengthen its leading global position in performance coatings.
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The true cost of not going cobalt-free
As regulatory and economic factors converge, the pressure on the coatings industry to commit to going cobalt-free is mounting. Paul Smith, CEO of Catexel, on...